Re: How many times must Apple make such DRASTIC architecture changes?

[J.J. O'Shea <try.not.to@but.see.sig>]

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 13:01:02 -0400, Simon Williams wrote
(in article <1gxzn6k.12i7on2znzku0N%email@DELETE_THIS.luddite.no-ip.com>):

> Paul Schlyter <pausch.NO@SPAM.saaf.se> wrote:
> 
>> Otoh you'll have to get updated device drivers whenever there's a major
>> change in architecture.  This is manageable in the UNIX world, where 
>> relatively few hardware devices are connected.  But the PC world is 
>> different - nowadays there are so many different hardware devices you can
>> buy cheaply and attach (most often to the USB port).  And e.g. every brand
>> of digital camera seem to require its own device driver.  A major 
>> architecture change may then mean not being able to use perhaps half of
>> these devices after the change, because the manufacturer didn't supply an
>> updated driver.
> 
> This already happened with OSX... I boot OS9 on my eMac otherwise I have
> to buy a new printer, scanner and camera...
> My next hardware upgrade will be to an abacus and a block of post-it
> notes.
> 
> 

Which printer, scanner, and camera are these, please? Even UMAX scanner 
abortions can be used in Classic mode. I know. I have used them. If the 
printer, scanner, and camera in question are hooked up to an eMac, then 
they're either USB or Firewire, probably USB. Is there _no_ 3rd party driver 
for any of them? GIMP-Print doesn't work with the printer? Vuescan doesn't 
work with the scanner and/or the camera? Does the camera have removable RAM 
storage, and if so, does that RAM fail to work with any of the multitude of 
readers?

Please provide further information.

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